ArticlePolish journal of radiology2021
Does diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging help in the detection of renal parenchymal disease and staging/prognostication in chronic kidney disease?
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- Kidney MRI Texture Analysis-A Universal Assessment of Kidney State and Function?Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Insight into Kidney Function and Microstructure Through Renal MRI-Review of the Literature.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Multiparametric MRI: can we assess renal function differently?Clinical kidney journal · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeDiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in renal diseases is an upcoming modality, and its utility as an additional marker is yet to be proven. This study was intended to find the relationship between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values with renal function tests and stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to assess renal dysfunction, and to label a cut-off for normal renal function and dysfunction. MATERIAL AND
methodsA prospective diagnostic study was conducted on 120 patients: 60 with deranged renal function tests (RFT) and 60 with normal RFT. DWI using a 1.5-Tesla MRI (at
resultsIn patients with renal dysfunction ADC values were significantly lower than in patients with normal function (1.75 ± 0.25 vs. 2.28 ± 0.21 of right kidney and 1.79 ± 0.17 vs. 2.29 ± 0.21 of left kidney [×10
conclusionsADC values taken at all poles to get focal involvement of the kidney can be used to measure each kidney separately, and values can be individually correlated with the elevated renal parameters. The cut-off value of the mean ADC for individual kidneys was > 2.28 (×10
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